elliebelle01

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1. Working during GCU FNP Program?

   elliebelle01 replied to cscanlon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   There are courses where I felt like most of my free time was spent studying. Patho and Pharm were two of those. However, GCU recognized the problem and changed them from 8 week to 16 week courses with...

2. Working during GCU FNP Program?

   elliebelle01 replied to cscanlon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I have a year left of the GCU FNP program and have been able to work full time the entire time. It was challenging with a couple of the courses, but I just took a day of PTO here and there. I have...

3. NP vs PA vs CNS

   elliebelle01 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced Practice

   I checked and you are correct. I asked with the office mgr (at this practice for 18 years) and she said that it is the preference of the physician that owns the practice to always have a doc on site....

4. NP vs PA vs CNS

   elliebelle01 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced Practice

   Wow. I didn't know that was allowed. I am in a family practice for clinicals. There are 3 docs, 1 NP, and 4 PAs. Last week all the docs were going to be on vacation the same week and there was one day...

5. NP vs PA vs CNS

   elliebelle01 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced Practice

   I am 2/3 of the way through the FNP program at Grand Canyon University. It is a rigorous program and I feel that I will be well prepared to practice. GCU does assist or find clinical placements for...

6. FNP at Grand Canyon University

   elliebelle01 replied to bellamae's topic in Advanced Practice

   I have 18 months left in the program and have been very pleased. I did my RN-BSN at GCU so already knew that I liked the GCU format. Let me know if you have any

7. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

   elliebelle01 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

   I have another concern. I spoke to my counselor regarding testing. He said that grades are based on paper writing only, and there are no tests. In my opinion this cannot possibly prepare one for...

8. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

   elliebelle01 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

   Is anyone uncomfortable with this being the first FNP class, and the fact that there have been no Walden DNP grads yet (the program started in 2011) so we don't have any pass rate

9. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

   elliebelle01 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

   I'm starting September 4 as well. Anyone else from

10. Maricopa Skill Center LPN

    elliebelle01 replied to TeamSteven01's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Oooooh. So true. MSC was so unnecessarily stressful. As I talk to other nurses though, it seems that all nursing programs are disorganized and stressful. I read in the ASBON newsletter that MSC has...

11. Maricopa Skill Center LPN

    elliebelle01 replied to TeamSteven01's topic in Arizona Nursing

    MSC is a terribly disorganized program. It is replete with unnecessary stress, instructors who allow the details of their lives to factor into their daily teaching, and countless hours of wasted time....